State House Candidates Must File By Today

These candidates have filed for seats in the Florida House of Representatives. Filing has been extended until noon today because of the court fight over reapportionment.

Because the redistricting map has changed, some candidates are expected to file in a different district than the one where they are now listed.

Others, like former state Rep. Bob Shelley, of Pompano Beach, and Phil Gonot, a Deerfield Beach accountant, said on Tuesday that they were withdrawing from their races. Neither is on the list provided on Tuesday by state election officials. Under the reapportionment plan now in use, Shelley and Gonot live in districts dominated by Democratic voters. Both are Republicans.

State election officials have said they would telephone each candidate before today`s filing deadline to ensure that the remaining candidates have filed in the correct district.